Yahoo Sports reports: Ever since Scotland fans learned they’d begin the country’s ninth World Cup appearance in Boston, plans were being made for a party. “I knew there was going to be a tsunami of Tartan Army (Scotland fans),” said Jason Waddleton, a Scotland native and owner of The Haven, a Scottish restaurant and bar in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood since 2010. First, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey agreed to temporarily extend bar and restaurant hours during the World Cup.
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | June 19, 2026 8:16 PM
Boston, Scotland World Cup fans brought together in soccer kinship, celebration and love of beer
Ever since Scotland fans learned they’d begin the country’s ninth World Cup appearance in Boston, plans were being made for a party. “I knew there was going to be a tsunami of Tartan Army (Scotland fans),” said Jason Waddleton, a Scotland native and owner of The Haven, a Scottish restaurant and bar in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood since 2010. First, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey agreed to temporarily extend bar and restaurant hours during the World Cup.
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